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SIX men, including two police officers, have been discharged from a series of serious charges related to child trafficking and sexual offences after the State failed to present the minimum required evidence during a High Court sufficiency hearing.

The discharged are Insp Rajesh Gokool, PC Richard Lalbeharry, Vicash Ramtahal, Andrew George, Matthew Ross, and Julio Perez.

They were facing a wide array of indictable allegations, including counselling a gang, child trafficking for exploitation (recruiting, transporting, transferring, and harbouring), receiving benefits from child trafficking, sexual penetration of a child, and misbehaviour in public office.